Grand Park Dog Days of Winter
January 22-23, 2011, Winter Park, Colorado
Sponsors:
The Winter Park and Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce
First hosted here in 2010, this unique event utilizes the open meadows and wooded areas between the homes of Grand Park, just two miles north of downtown Winter Park on Hwy 40. The race trail is laid out with a relatively flat inner 4 mile loop, and a 2 mile extension that has evolved each year. The Grand Park Company very generously donates their time and equipment, a large Prinoth snowcat, to create and groom the race trail. The local chamber has also played a vital role by promoting the race, funding the purse, and helping us stay organized. RMSDC is looking forward to an even better event here in 2012, please plan on joining us!
Odegaard, Perry, Dwyer & Howard winners in 2011
High winds and white-out conditions obscured the race trail on Saturday and forced us to make that day's heats optional. The real racing happened on Sunday, when we were blessed with calm winds, cool temps, and a perfectly goomed trail. Charlie Odegaard, John Perry and Steph Dwyer ran away with the sled events, and Fritz Howard somehow won both skijor races. Wes Widener won the pure bred classes in both 4 & 6-Dog sled. Thank you to everyone involved for making things go so smoothly!
Photos from 2011:
Sled dog ice sculptures at the 2011 Winter Park race site entrance
Charlie Odegaard rolling along in the 8-Dog Sled class
Katie Harris leaving the start chute in the 4-Dog Sled
Marsha Truman's dogs keeping their eyes on Mom
Scott Aimone heads out in the 2-Dog Skijor class with just one dog
Jesse Miltier enjoying his 8-Dog run
John Perry's leaders before the start of the 6-Dog Sled
(2011 photos by Fritz Howard, Bobby Gora, and Drew Dokken)
Some pics from 2010:
(photos by Penny K. Spencer, www.unforgettableyouphotography.com)
Entry Form and Membership
Membership in RMSDC is required to race at our events. Thanks for joining!